On today’s Your Call, we will mark the 12th anniversary of the United States prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The latest National Defense Authorization Act eases restrictions on the transfer of detainees. Who is being held at there? And what are the experiences of prisoners inside Guantánamo Bay prison? Join the conversation and call in with your questions, on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.
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Guests:
Andy Worthington, co-founder of the “Close Guantánamo” campaign, and the author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison
Ramzi Kassem, associate professor of Law at the City University of New York
Sharon Adams, vice-president of the National Lawyers Guild, SF Bay Area Chapter. She is also the chair of the NLG’s Committee Against Torture
Web Resources:
The Guardian: Today marks the 12th anniversary of America’s Guantánamo prison disgrace
FT: Twelve years on, prisoners of Guantánamo Bay face divergent paths
ACLU: Guantánamo by the Numbers [Infographic]
Reuters: U.S. lawmakers blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 million per prisoner cost
This interview was broadcast and posted by KALW on January 13, 2014.